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The Model Will Not Push Back
Hallucination gets the headlines, but sycophancy may be the more dangerous failure mode for lawyers. An LLM that systematically validates your reasoning instead of challenging it functions as a mirror, not a counsel. And mirrors make poor advisors.
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You Probably Have a Duty to Warn Your Clients About ChatGPT
Heppner established that consumer AI conversations are not privileged. But the case also raises an uncomfortable question for practicing lawyers: if a known hazard to the privilege now exists, do you have a duty to warn your clients about it? The answer, under existing ethics rules, is almost certainly yes.
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Your AI Conversations Are Not Confidential — And a Federal Court Just Said So
A comparison of Anthropic's data-handling policies across Claude's consumer and commercial tiers — and why the distinction now carries real legal consequences after the SDNY's decision in United States v. Heppner.
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